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Chris Velazco is a mobile enthusiast and writer who studied English and Marketing at Rutgers University. Once upon a time, he was the news intern for MobileCrunch, and in between posts, he worked in wireless sales at Best Buy. After graduating, he returned to the new TechCrunch to as a full-time mobile writer. He counts advertising, running, musical theater,... ? Learn More Samsung and Apple’s big patent trial took an intriguing turn earlier this week when members of Samsung’s legal team decided to send information that was unusable in court to a handful of eager reporters. Of course, Apple wasn’t about to take that lying down. Apple attorney William F. Lee recently filed a motion that asked for the Korean electronics giant to be sanctioned (again). This time though, instead of monetary damages or a procedural edge in court, Lee’s newly requested sanction calls for the case to be dismissed and for Judge Lucy Koh to find in Apple’s favor. In Lee’s own words: “…Apple respectfully reque...

Getty The AR-15 One of the guns that suspect James Holmes used in the Colorado theater massacre of at least 12 early Friday morning is quickly reigniting the gun-control debate.  The AR-15 is a semi-automatic assault rifle that is a civilian version of the military's M-16. According to CNN, it's capable of carrying up to 100 rounds. It shoots one bullet at a time that can "may go through two people" at once. And it's legal in the United States.  After the Aurora Police Department revealed that this was one of the guns Holmes used, outrage ensued online, mostly because the gun would have been a lot harder to purchase under the Federal Assault Weapons Ban that expired in 2004. Congress has not voted to replace the bill, which was enacted in 1994 but had a "sunset provision" that let it expire.  Here's a breakdown of some of the more harsh restrictions it would have faced under the 1994 bill, via The Guardian :  The manufacture and import of AR-15s and...